Public water system record
Port Deposit
Serves Port Deposit, Cecil County, MD · 725 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Port Deposit in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Port Deposit draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, August 2009.
- Record on file since 1991, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Nov 1, 2020 | Resolved | Yes |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Port Deposit go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 30 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 0 | 26 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Port Deposit in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2009.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 2009 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: E. coli |
What the violations mean
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water
Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through
Where the water comes from
Port Deposit draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Annual water quality report
Port Deposit must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
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